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2015 Update!

Upcoming performances!

February 21st, 2015 – Brass Monkey

I will be opening for spinshift (Facebook page here) in February. These guys play some great jams and keep things bouncing on the edge. I will be doing a acoustic set to get things started. Hope to see you out!

Gaia Java Coffee Company – Friday June 14th!

This Friday – June 14th! jkstraw & Matty Dougan are back at the Gaia Java Coffee Company!

Hope to see you there!

Busfusion This Weekend….and other updates!!

That’s right get your VW Bus fix this weekend in Almonte, Mississippi Mills, ON. I am super excited to see all of the drool worthy buses and to meet some great folks! This promises to be an awesome time!

Hope to see you there!

In Other news…

I will be playing a solo set at the Mill Street Brewery this evening as part of charity event called “Halopalooza”. Looking further out I have the following confirmed:

Friday June 14th @ 7:00 pm – jkstraw & Friends with Matty Dougan at the Gaia Java Coffee Company located in Stittsville

Monday July 1st @ 4:00pm – A short solo set at the Stittsville Canada Day celebration on the back stage.

Preparing for 2013 Busfusion!

I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to join the folks at Busfusion this year and play some good old Grateful Dead around the grounds as a way of promoting different events throughout the day! This will be my first year visiting this great gathering of VW camper folks and I couldn’t be more excited! I am working on a poster and some great acoustic tunes.

May 4th Rainbow show with Scarlet Jam!

I am currently playing with another band called Scarlet Jam. This project is a full on jam band complete with B3 organ, two guitar players, bass and drums! We recently played our first gig at Ottawa’s Rainbow Bistro in the Byward Market. Thanks to all who made it out! We are scheduled to play again in July and hope to have some new tunes polished up for you!

Great time at the Gaia Java!

It was a fantastic night of music last night. Our thanks to an incredible crowd and our generous hosts at the Gaia Java Coffee Company!

We hit the ground running and played a single monster set – 25 songs – 2 hours and 15 minutes non-stop! While we were exhausted by the end – the feedback from the audience was worth every drop of sweat!

Due to some technical glitches I was only able to get 18 minutes of the night recorded but I was able to make a short video to give you a taste of what you missed

Below is a image of the press coverage from the gig! Thanks to writer John Curry for taking the time to come and hear us play and writing such a detailed review!

West End Gig Confirmed

Located in Stittsville, ON, the Gaia Java Coffee Company hosts Friday music nights. This intimate venue is fantastic for checking out local musicians and serves up a great cup of java and tasty treats too!

Live Clips of new Duo now available!

Matty dropped by my home studio on the evening of February 20th, 2013 and we flipped the recording equipment on and kept on pickin’ and grinnin’ for a great live jam session. It captures the acoustic side of our live performance.

West End Gig

jkstraw and Matty Dougan have secured a gig tentatively booked for March 22nd, 2013. An intimate venue located in village of Stittsvile – just west of Ottawa.

The Gaia Java Coffee Company hosts a Friday night music night and will be welcoming us for an evening of acoustic music. We are really looking forward to a fun evening of acoustic jamming to some great old time, folk and traditional americana. Come on out grab a great cup of joe and and join us!